2025 has seen a steady list of deaths.
These individuals were brilliant satirist, mathematician, and musician; was the original lead vocalist for Iron Maiden; was a Major League baseball Hall of Fame player and manager; and was a swamp pop, Louisiana-based musician with a blend of rock ’n’ roll, rhythm and blues, and Cajun influence.
Green as in envious.
The British use of “green” to mean “envious” originates from ancient associations between the color green and emotions like jealousy and envy. This connection dates back to at least Shakespearean times, as seen in Othello (1603), where Iago refers to jealousy as the “green-eyed monster.” In modern British English, saying someone is “green with envy” remains a common idiom, meaning they are intensely jealous.
